Military ranks of Syria

The Military ranks of Syria were the military insignia used by the Syrian Armed Forces. The Syrian military ranks used a rank structure similar to that of the British Armed Forces and the French Armed Forces.^[1] Commissioned officers' rank insignia were identical for the army and air force. These were gold on a bright green or black shoulder board for the army and gold on a bright blue board for the air force. Officer ranks were standard, although the highest is the equivalent of Colonel General, a rank held in 1986 only by the commander in chief and the minister of defense. Navy officer rank insignia were gold stripes worn on the lower sleeve. The highest-ranking officer in Syria's navy was the equivalent of lieutenant general. Army and air force rank for warrant officers was indicated by gold stars on an olive green shield worn on the upper left arm. Lower noncommissioned ranks were indicated by upright and inverted chevrons worn on the upper left arm.

Commissioned officer ranks

The rank insignia of commissioned officers.

Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers
Syrian Army^[2] v t e
Syrian Army^[2] v t e	فريق Fariq	عماد أول‎‎ Eimad 'awal	عماد Eimad	لواء Alliwa'	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid	مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Syrian Navy^[2] v t e
Syrian Navy^[2] v t e	فريق Fariq	عماد أول‎‎ Eimad 'awal	عماد Eimad	لواء Alliwa'	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid	مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Syrian Air Force^[2] v t e
Syrian Air Force^[2] v t e	فريق Fariq	عماد أول‎‎ Eimad 'awal	عماد Eimad	لواء Alliwa'	عميد Amid	عقيد Aqid	مقدم Muqaddam	رائد Ra'id	نقيب Naqib	ملازم أول Mulazim awwal	ملازم Mulazim
Rank group	General / flag officers					Senior officers			Junior officers

Other ranks

The rank insignia of non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel.

Rank group	Senior NCOs						Junior NCOs	Enlisted
Syrian Army^[2] v t e									No insignia
Syrian Army^[2] v t e	مساعد أول Musaeid 'awal	مساعد ثاني Musaeid thani	مساعد Musaeid	رقيب أول Raqib 'awal	رقيب ثاني Raqib thani	رقيب Raqib	عريف Earif	جندي أول Jundiun‎‎ 'awal	جندي Jundiun‎‎
Syrian Navy^[2] v t e									No insignia
Syrian Navy^[2] v t e	مساعد أول Musaeid 'awal	مساعد ثاني Musaeid thani	مساعد Musaeid	رقيب أول Raqib 'awal	رقيب ثاني Raqib thani	رقيب Raqib	عريف Earif	جندي أول Jundiun‎‎ 'awal	جندي Jundiun‎‎
Syrian Air Force^[2] v t e									No insignia
Syrian Air Force^[2] v t e	مساعد أول Musaeid 'awal	مساعد ثاني Musaeid thani	مساعد Musaeid	رقيب أول Raqib 'awal	رقيب ثاني Raqib thani	رقيب Raqib	عريف Earif	جندي أول Jundiun‎‎ 'awal	جندي Jundiun‎‎
Rank group	Senior NCOs						Junior NCOs	Enlisted

References

^ Sinai, Joshua (1988). "National Security". In Collelo, Thomas (ed.). Syria: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 264. LCCN 87600488. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "شعار الرأس" [Main logo]. mod.gov.sy (in Arabic). Ministry of Defence (Syria). Retrieved 12 October 2021.

External links

"Syria". uniforminsignia.org. The International Encyclopedia of Uniform Insignia. Retrieved 12 October 2021.

[1] Sinai, Joshua (1988). "National Security". In Collelo, Thomas (ed.). Syria: a country study. Area Handbook (3rd ed.). Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 264. LCCN 87600488. Retrieved 24 November 2021.

[Syria-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "شعار الرأس" [Main logo]. mod.gov.sy (in Arabic). Ministry of Defence (Syria). Retrieved 12 October 2021.

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